Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009

Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, 
selected quarters, 2008 and 2009 

                                 Percent of total layoff events (1)      Percent of layoff events             Percent of layoff events,    
                                                                          due to seasonal work                 excluding those due to      
    Nature of recall                                                       and vacation period               seasonal and vacation period  

                                 II           I            II            II          I           II            II          I           II
                                2008r       2009r         2009p         2008r       2009r      2009p         2008r        2009r       2009p

Anticipate a recall .....        51.1        25.2          38.3          97.4        87.6       95.1          23.8         19.3        21.9

         Timeframe

Within 6 months .........        84.5        61.5          77.1          90.5        77.9       90.4          70.0         54.6        60.3
      Within 3 months ...        59.1        39.2          55.9          60.4        43.6       64.3          55.9         37.3        45.4

         Size of recall

At least half ...........        88.3        62.6          78.7          96.1        80.2       94.7          69.6         55.2        58.7
      All workers .......        51.7        19.8          41.2          62.1        30.5       57.7          26.6         15.2        20.4


    1 See footnote 1, table 1.
    r = revised.
    p = preliminary.

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